I went completely loco with some logos
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I use many different tools for my drawings. I spent a lot of my time with PGF/TikZ for my thesis and the illustrations on this website are still made using Microsoft PowerPoint. I typically use PlantUML for software diagrams and a little bit of CSS for shits and giggles. Sometimes I try to use ASCII art, but that’s usually a bad idea.
In this article I present some of my older “work”: spoofs of well-known brands and organisations in the Netherlands, many of which were made using Microsoft Paint back I was still at in the early 2010s.
Obligatory disclaimer before you scroll down: I actually like most of these organisations. Except for Fox News, which can go die in a hole.
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You won’t find any receding hairlines if you fly with China Southern Airlines, because they only seem to hire young people.
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol trying to be an actual shithole in 2022.
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Malaysia Airlines: it’s not you, it’s MH.
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There’s too much overhead in the Rijksoverheid.
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United Airlines deplanes paying customers.
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This is based on an older version of their logo.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol used to be a pretty decent airport. Aside from the extremely obvious racial profiling that is.
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The (now defunct) GVU used to operate the bus network in Utrecht, but was not particularly good at it during rush hour.
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The STER is so insecure about itself that it needs to remind you of its existence at the start of every single commercial break.
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This is based on an older version of their logo.
My first ever job interview was at Capgemini, who were looking for a senior developer. I was not a senior developer.
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I’m not sure what Royal HaskoningDHV means when they say they want to “enhance” society together.
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This is based on an older version of their logo.
KPN’s unofficial motto appears to be “The customer is always wrong”.
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Cathay Pacific, I miss you.
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I never know what to order at McDonald’s, because every menu item basically tastes the same.
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EY employees smile like their lives depend on it, but I’ve never seen one laugh.
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If you’re travelling with NS during weekends, there’s a pretty big chance that you’ll be taking a large detour or won’t reach your destination at all.
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This is based on an older version of their logo.
I was at home, UPS. Just like the last eight hundred times.
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Ziggo, not even once.
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This is based on an older version of their logo.
Very few people know how to pronounce “Sogeti” correctli.
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These energy prices are not cool, Eneco.
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If you attended Harvard Business School you apparently have every right to act like an arrogant bitch.
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When ProRail fails, NS gets the blame.
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U-OV provides very reliable bus and tram services, except when it does not.